L&A/KCS Engine 503 -- Bryan Park, Port Arthur TX
N 29° 53.055 W 093° 56.536
15R E 409012 N 3306332
The Lions Club of Port Arthur sponsored the restoration and static display of the old L&A RR oil-burning "ten-wheeler" steam locomotive No. 503 in Port Arthur's Bryan Park in 1957.
Waymark Code: WMG5DZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2013
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The Port Arthur Lions Club spearheaded the project to move and display the historic 4-6-0 oil-burner steam locomotive no. 503 at Port Arthur's Bryan Park in 1957.
Ther 4-6-0 locomotive No. 503 has been used for decades by the Louisiana & Arkansas RR in Port Arthur. The L&A was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kansas City Southern RR Co. until 1939.
The plaque inside the fence that protects the loocomotive reads as follows:
"ENGINE 503
Born 1913 - Died 1957
Length 61 feet 8 inches
Gross Weight 337,300 lbs
Water Cap. 7000 gals
Oil Cap. 3616 gals
Engine donated to Metropolitan Port Arthur by K.C.S.R.R. 12.13.1957
This project sponsored by North Port Arthur Lions Club
Plaque donated by Kanier Memorials" [end]
Street Address (if known):
Augusta Ave at Gulway Blvd
Port Arthur, TX
77640
Condition?: excellent
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